North Carolina as the Blueprint for a Red-State Resurgence

With party unity, good candidates and an inclusive message, conservative campaigns can prosper.

By

Fred Barnes

Dec. 7, 2012 6:23 p.m. ET

Democrats across the country are celebrating the re-election of President Obama and the pickup of two seats in the Senate and eight in the House. But in two formerly Democratic states, Republicans have much to be joyful about.

The GOP victory in North Carolina included the governorship, veto-proof majorities in the state Senate and House, control of 54 of the state's 100 counties, three new U.S. House seats, and a pivotal seat on the...